Puccini himself considered this unique melodrama his best work, saying "'Fanciulla' promises to become a second 'Boheme', but more powerful, bolder and broader." Mara Zempieri stars in this sentimentally campy production as Minnie and Placido Domingo plays the good-hearted bandit Ramerrez, who is changed forever by her love. Lorin Maazel conducts the fine cast in Jonathan Miller's 1991 La Scala production.